tributary

tributary

英 ['trɪbjʊt(ə)rɪ]
　　美 ['trɪbjə'tɛri]

adj. 納貢的；附屬的；輔助的
　　n. 支流；進貢國；附屬國

中文詞源：

tributary 支流

來自拉丁語 tribuere,支付，分配，給予，部落間的財富分配或其它，來自 tribus,部落，詞源 同 tribe,contribution.引申詞義河流的支流。

例句：

1. There was a tributary road near the end of the village.
村的盡頭有條岔道.

2. The Missouri River is the chief tributary of the Mississippi.
密蘇裡河是密西西比河的主要支流.

3. Several rivers are tributary to the Ganges.
有好幾條河都是恒河的支流.

4. The Avon is a tributary of the Severn.
埃文河是塞文河的支流.

5. England was his faithful tributary.
英格蘭是他忠心的藩屬.